Career
At club level, Liebrich played solely for Kaiserslautern, and made his professional debut in 1944 at the age of 17. He was the player who injured Hungarian team captain Ferenc Puskás during the two teams" first game in the tournament in the group stage. Puskás was forced to miss the next two matches of his team, and has only shown up in the final against Germany again, still in a questionable condition.
In 1950, Air Corps Milan offered him a contract which he declined to stay at his hometown club
After the 1954 World Cup, one of his best performances came in the game against England at Wembley on 1 December 1954. He effectively marked English centre forward Ronnie Allen and also helped out covering Stanley Matthews.
Liebrich retired from playing in 1962, after nearly twenty years with his hometown club However he came back for a coaching stint in the 1964-1965 season and was celebrated as saving his club from relegation.
In March 1995, Liebrich died of heart failure aged 68, in Kaiserslautern.